- Our list of the best things to do in Desert Hot Springs, California, features the top 171 nearby activities — including 79 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Desert Hot Springs, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sports & Fitness, Museums & Galleries, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 7 things to do within the city of Desert Hot Springs, CA , followed by 163 popular activities in nearby cities, including Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Joshua Tree, Indio, Cathedral City, Idyllwild, La Quinta, Indian Wells, Banning, Huntington Beach and Hemet
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19.6 Miles
Home to a 36-hole golf course, the Indian Wells Golf Club also features a driving range and practice green. Furthermore, there is a 53,000 square-foot clubhouse that offers a restaurant, meeting rooms and a luxury pavilion.
19.6 Miles
83%
18 votes
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Idyllwild Park
54000 Riverside County Playground Rd., Idyllwild, CA 92549
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With over 200 acres of forests and open space, Idyllwild Park has areas for both day use and camping. The park offers scenic views, hiking on five trails, and rock climbing on enormous granite boulders.
19.6 Miles
89%
27 votes
Riverside County Playground Drive off 243 Highway, Idyllwild, CA
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Featuring forest terrain, Idyllwild County Park is situated on 202 acres and offers visitors access to a nature center as well as hiking and biking trails. The park has picnic areas, an amphitheater and 88 campsites with fire rings.
19.6 Miles
50%
8 votes
26375 State Hwy 243, Idyllwild, CA 92549
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Situated on 50 acres of wilderness, Idyllwild Pines Camp & Conference Center hosts a Christian camp for kids of all ages. Campers get to sleep in a cabin and go through activities in the recreation area.
19.7 Miles
Situated inside the San Bernardino National Forest, Fern Basin Campground is open throughout the summer and intor fall for camping in a primitive setting. Sites within the campground can be reserved four days in advance from the National Park Service.
19.8 Miles
Cafe Cinema is home to the Classic Film Society of Idyllwild. In business for over a decade, the cinema stages classic and art house film showings throughout the community, and hosts regular screenings in-house.
19.9 Miles
96%
329 votes
78-200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells, CA 92210
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The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is a 55-acre tennis and entertainment facility that includes the second largest tennis stadium in the world with 16,1000 seats. In addition, they host many tournaments throughout the year and offer lessons for people of all skill levels.
19.9 Miles
Idyllwild's AstroCamp offers one and two week programs that let kids learn about and experience some aspects of astronaut training. The camps are also focused on science education, allowing campers to look through powerful telescopes and participate in hands-on activities.
20.0 Miles
The 18-hole Shadow Hills Golf Course showcases spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. The course features a practice facility with two tee levels, a short-game area with true-to-speed green and a private area for group or one-on-one lessons with the professional staff.
20.1 Miles
94%
68 votes
Palm Springs, CA
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With plenty of hiking trails, a thriving desert vegetation, a visitor centre offering various recreational activities, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument are worth a visit. To avoid heat, it is best to visit during fall or spring.